Training

This online training will introduce participants to a better understanding of immigration and how it relates to gender-based violence and rights for women in Scotland. It is aimed at those supporting victims/survivors.

This online training will introduce participants to a better understanding of asylum and how it relates to gender-based violence and rights for women in Scotland. It is aimed at those supporting victims/survivors.

This training provides newly qualified solicitors, trainee solicitors, paralegals, and experienced law students (diploma and LLM/ LLB students) with an introduction to domestic abuse, the impact of trauma, and an overview of the law on protective orders.

This online course is for legal professionals to better understand how the law on sexual harassment relates to the workplace. It can count towards verifiable CPD.

This 2 hour training session will introduce participants to compensation and damages available to women who have experienced gender-based violence in the UK, including relevant rules and evidence required.

This 2 hour training session will introduce participants to different types of legal protections available to women experiencing gender-based violence and abuse in Scotland, including the practical process of securing a protective order and the evidence required to do so.

This 2 hour training session will introduce participants to the rights and responsibilities parents in Scotland have when facilitating contact between children and parents in a domestic abuse situation.

Stalking and harassment are forms of gender-based violence (GBV) which can cause fear, distress and alarm. Feedback from victim/survivors is that gathering evidence of stalking can be challenging, distressing and overwhelming. The Scottish Women’s Rights Centre has developed FollowIt App to enable women in Scotland to safely and securely record and store incidents of stalking using their mobile phones.

This training session will introduce participants to issues related to stalking and harassment, and to the FollowIt App.

We offer an Approved Domestic Abuse Training for Solicitors, which aims to introduce you to domestic abuse legislation in Scotland as well as good practice when working with people who have experienced domestic abuse.

This two-day training module is intended to develop family law solicitors understanding and awareness of domestic abuse, with the aim of adding solicitors to the SWRC Solicitor Signposting Network. Being part of this network means your contact details will be added to a list available on our website for women seeking a solicitor for a domestic abuse-related case.

This video is aimed at legal professionals and it explores trauma-informed practice and its benefits when working with those who have experienced domestic abuse.

Solicitors can claim 1 hour CPD by watching the video, completing the supplementary readings and answering the questions available on the Law Society of Scotland’s website.